The Oscar winner has admitted she is taking more risks as her character Sookie Stackhouse and has prepared to go fully nude in the HBO vampire series.

Paquin told E! Online: “I get more naked this season than I did last season…It’s not an issue for me.”

The actress has also said she conserves her trim figure by maintaining a healthy diet and exercising on a regular basis.

She added: “I’m very careful about what I eat, and I work out a lot. My costume entails bathing suits, short shorts and nude scenes.

“I don’t want to be perpetuating the myth that women actually do look exactly like the way they look in magazines and on television through absolutely no effort!”